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international / politics / elections Wednesday July 03, 2019 - 21:59 by Kate Zeller
Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019, which would reveal the secret owners of shell corporations to law enforcement. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday June 27, 2019 - 22:03 by Nils Melzer
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I know, you may think I am deluded. How could life in an Embassy with a cat and a skateboard ever amount to torture? That’s exactly what I thought, too, when Assange first appealed to my office for protection. Like most of the public, I had been subconsciously poisoned by the relentless smear campaign, which had been disseminated over the years. So it took a second knock on my door to get my reluctant attention. But once I looked into the facts of this case, what I found filled me with repulsion and disbelief. ... read full story / add a comment 
cork / environment Tuesday June 25, 2019 - 14:27 by Irish cycle
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A draft of Cork’s transport plan for the next 20 years includes policies which would decrease the percentage of people who cycle in the “the real capital” from 2.8% in 2016 to 1.3% in 2036. “Hard not to look at this figures and wince,” the Cork Cycling Campaign said on Twitter. ( https://twitter.com/CorkCyclingCrew/status/1142116392466100224?s=20 ) “#CMATS ‘idealised’ scenario wants to see cycling modal share fall to 1.3% in Cork.” The public consultation for the plan, the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy, runs until Friday. https://www.nationaltransport.ie/consultations/consultation-on-cork-metropolitan-area-draft-transport-strategy-2040/ ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday June 07, 2019 - 15:19 by Justin Morahan
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Americans abroad cannot be blamed for not knowing what they are not told about ... read full story / add a comment 
national / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday June 06, 2019 - 22:30 by sp
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This short interview from the Socialist Party of the National Ambulance Service Representative Assocation branch secretary is about the background to the ambulance strike and what the issues are about and gives the Union a chance to present their case. ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Thursday June 06, 2019 - 21:31 by Kate Zeller
President Trump signed a disaster relief bill Thursday that will provide of $1 billion in aid to hurricane ravaged Puerto Rico. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday June 04, 2019 - 14:41 by Kate Zeller
After repeated blocks by Republicans in the House of Representatives, a disaster relief bill is finally on its way to be signed by President Trump. ... read full story / add a comment
international / economics and finance Friday May 31, 2019 - 22:10 by Kate Zeller
The disaster relief bill with support for Puerto Rico failed for a third time in the US House of Representatives. Eric Lecompte, Executive Director of Jubilee USA, responded. ... read full story / add a comment
Irish Parliament (Dáil) votes 36-60 to reject a Sinn Féin bill which aimed to insert a constitutional right to housing.
This time last year we learnt that one in every five TDs (public representatives in the Irish Dáil [parliament]) – are actually landlords (“30 of Ireland’s 158 TDs are landlords. That includes at least four out of 15 of the current Cabinet.” Global Rights, May, 2018) “The question, of course that follows, in a country that seems to have an enormous problem with either controlling the housing (or any other) market (or property developers themselves, or the banks or other “powerful” groups within society): is there a conflict of interest? ... read full story / add a comment 
national / politics / elections Saturday May 18, 2019 - 00:31 by IPSC
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It’s that time of year again, when politicians come knocking on doors looking for your vote. This May there will be European and Local elections in Ireland north and south. While domestic issues are, as always, likely to dominate the discussions, we believe it is vitally important that the issue of Palestine is kept firmly in the minds and mouths of all our politicians. The very essence of the Palestine solidarity movement is to ‘think globally, act locally’ – and we have seen impressive local support for Palestinian freedom by many local councils over the past decade. We need to make sure that Palestine is and remains an election issue! ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Friday May 10, 2019 - 21:32 by Kate Zeller
On Friday, the House of Representatives passed disaster relief legislation to benefit US States, Territories and municipalities recovering from wildfires, floods and hurricanes. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday May 02, 2019 - 23:59 by Justin Morahan
Summary: The UK is shamed by the jailing of Julian Assange ... read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday April 24, 2019 - 23:37 by sh
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Earlier this week, the two Veterans for Peace activists Tarak Kauff and Ken Mayers unfurled their banner on the carriageway approaching Shannon Airport. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment Wednesday April 24, 2019 - 23:23 by wsm
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Saturday 20th saw another #Extinction Rebellion rally take place in Dublin. Our video shows as it marches to block O’Connell bridge. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / crime and justice Thursday April 11, 2019 - 23:47 by pbp
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What do Fine Gael politicians do when they retire? Join the corporate elite naturally. The Dublin, MEP, Brian Hayes has become a well-paid lobbyist for bankers. Now their former leader, Enda Kenny is joining the global advisory council for a vulture fund. ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Tuesday April 02, 2019 - 16:58 by Jubilee USA Network
On Monday the Senate failed to pass disaster relief funding to benefit Americans impacted by wildfires, hurricanes, flooding and other natural disasters. Republicans and Democrats clashed over recovery aid amounts for Puerto Rico and two separate proposals could not muster enough votes for passage. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday March 28, 2019 - 22:41 by IPSC
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A gut punch that gets straight to the essence of the stark reality of Palestinian life under Israeli occupation. This is how an artist resists.” – Joe Sacco Between 27th March and 4th April the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign is honoured to host a speaking and exhibition tour with acclaimed Palestinian political cartoonist Mohammad Saba’aneh. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday March 28, 2019 - 22:29 by LASC
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This year, LASC’s annual Latin America Week (LAW) will be focused on Gender and Extractive Industries. Between April 6th and 13th we will host a series of talks in Dublin, Cork and Galway to explore how extractive industries impact on women in Latin America. Our Latin America Week keynote speaker is Jakeline Romero Epiayu, from La Guajira, Colombia. Jakeline is a member of local organisation Fuerza de Mujeres Wayúu (Wayúu Women’s Force) which works to visibilise the violations of human and ethnic rights in La Guajira, and to strengthen the rights of women and indigenous communities in the region. The organisation also works on denouncement of the negative consequences of mining and energy mega projects in the region, such as the Cerrejón coal mine. ... read full story / add a comment
clare / crime and justice Wednesday March 20, 2019 - 16:42 by Mary Kelly
Yesterday, a local court ruled that the German Government must do more to ensure its territory is not used by the US to carry out unlawful drone strikes in Yemen. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday March 18, 2019 - 16:37 by Justin Morahan
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